POWERS CASE CLOSELY PARALLELS THAT OF AIR FORCE C1118 DOWNED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400120074-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: March 8, 1962
• Content Type: CABLE

'Approve`d For Release 2001/08/29 CIA-RDP75=00001 R000400120074=0`
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POWERS CASE CLOSELY ' PARAI..LEtS THAT OF AIR FORCE .C1,18 DOWNED
NEAR ORTING WASHINGTON APRIL .1ST 1959. IN BOTH CASES THERE
WAS AN INITIAL SHOCK ACCOMPANIED BY A PERSISTANT ORANGE, GLOW
FOLLOJ'ED BY'STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAUSING CRASH. IN BOTH CASES
PARACHUTE LIKE OBJECTS WHICH COULD NOTHAVE BEEN PARACHUTES
W RE SEEN- OVt EAD." 1. SUGGEST- AIRCRAFT FAILURE WAS THAT USSR
WAS TESTING WEAPONS -IN= WASHINGTON THEREFOR THEIR CLAIM TO. HAVE
DOWNED POWERS WITH NEW SECRET WEAPON IS PROBABLY PROPAGANDA
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